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Trimdon Grange Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at Trimdon Grange Colliery. Begun May 21st, 1845
Shaft Details
Sunk: 21 May 1845, Closed: 16 Feb 1968
Approximate surface level 500 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Strong yellow clay |
54 |
6 |
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54 |
6 |
| Soft marly limestone |
28 |
6 |
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83 |
0 |
| Strong brown limestone, with water |
170 |
7 |
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253 |
7 |
| Strong blue limestone, with water |
18 |
8 |
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272 |
3 |
| Grey whin girdle |
0 |
4 |
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272 |
7 |
| Light grey metal |
4 |
0 |
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276 |
7 |
| Strong grey post, with red metal partings |
37 |
2 |
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313 |
9 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with whin |
39 |
9 |
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353 |
6 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
4 |
6 |
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358 |
0 |
| COAL, soft danty |
0 |
10 |
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| Band |
0 |
9 |
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| COAL |
0 |
11 |
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
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| COAL |
0 |
3 |
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| Band |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL |
1 |
0 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| Splint |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
11 |
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361 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
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| Splint |
0 |
3 |
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| Black slaty stone |
1 |
6 |
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363 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
23 |
6 |
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386 |
11 |
| Black slaty stone, with scares of coal |
6 |
5 |
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393 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
17 |
0 |
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410 |
4 |
| Strong grey post, with whin girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
416 |
4 |
| Grey and white post, with metal partings |
29 |
3 |
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445 |
7 |
| Black slaty stone, mixed with coal |
0 |
10 |
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446 |
5 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
6 |
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451 |
11 |
| COAL, top |
1 |
3½ |
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| Band |
0 |
9¼ |
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| COAL, bottom |
2 |
7½ |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
9¾ |
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| Grey metal stone |
8 |
6 |
|
460 |
5 |
| Very dark grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
467 |
7 |
| Strong white stone and partings |
4 |
4 |
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471 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal, scared with post |
28 |
0 |
|
500 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, scared with post |
1 |
1 |
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501 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
14 |
9 |
|
515 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
516 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
524 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
524 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
527 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
528 |
5 |
| Dark metal, with scares |
2 |
7 |
|
531 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
16 |
6 |
|
547 |
6 |
| Black metal stone |
3 |
2 |
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550 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
4 |
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554 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
27 |
0 |
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581 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
7 |
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584 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
1 |
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| Pricking |
0 |
6½ |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
 original entry for sinking/boring number 2034 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"
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